Dispenser device



g- 3, 1937. P. A. SCHWERTNER 2,089,004

DISPENSER DEVICE Filed Nov. 16, 1956 INVENTOR.

BY War/7267' Patented Aug. 3, 1937 UNiTED STATES PATENT OFFIE DISPENSER DEVICE Paul Schwertner, Euclid, Ohio Application November 16, 1936, Serial No. 110,95'2

3 Claims. (Cl. 221-60) The present invention relates to dispensing of tooth brush or the like and thereby saves much substances such as pastes, or analogous or-similar, substance and much time by the present device.

usually dispensed from collapsible tubes or the The present invention s illust ated n the like. companying drawing, forming part of this speci- Ob-jects of the present invention are:- fication, in which: To provide a device which is or may be made Fig. 1 is a front View of a dispenser device stationary and grips an end of a dispensing tube m dyi g t e p e t invention and, upon manipulation of the device, successively Fig. 2 is an end view of Fig. 1 showing the collapses the tube and squeezes substance out of general relations of the parts of this particular the other end thereof. device. v

To provide such a device with an easy and con- Fig. 3 is. a longitudinal section of Fig. 1; the

veniently operable means for engaging an end section beingtaken on the line 3-3 shown in of a tube and. successively collapse the tube by Fi 2. winding the engaged end onto this operating Fig. 4 is a transverse section of- Fig. 1; the

' means when the latter is rotated. section'being taken on the line 4+4 shown in To provide such a device with means whereby it Fig. l. Y can easily and conveniently be secured to a wall Fig. 5 is a transverse section of Fig. 1; the or other support and thereby held stationary and section being taken on the line 5- 5 shown in positionally fixed so that both handsare free Fig. 1.

for operating the device and for holding an Fig. 6-i s a longitudinal section, one. larger object steady ator near'the discharging end of scale, of an end'of a device made of composition the tube to avoid spilling of substance. material throughout except the tube gripping To make such a device simple of structure and members. easy of operation, economical in dispensing of Similar reference characters refer to similar substance and efficiently limiting the amount of parts throughout the views. substance to be dispensed and this limiting being The device shown in the accompanying drawcontrolled by the same means. which controls ing for illustrating purposes will now be described. the dispensing. It is to be noted, however, that such showing and Other bjects W l be pointed out in the d pthe following description thereof is not the only tion of the device Shown in the accompanying embodiment of the present invention and that 3D drawing Will become Obvious or apparent or changes and modifications. can be made therein as Will Suggest s ve upon an inspection Of th s to structure and relations of parts within the Specification and the accompanying draW scope and spirit of the present invention and of In the prior art, relating, to dispensing of subth appended claims. stance from collapsible tubes or the like, one Th base A of the dispenser device shown in end of the tube is squeezed to push substance out th accompanying drawing, made of metal n of the other d- This squeezing usua y r su s Fig. 1 or of a composition in Fig. 6, has the cirin more substance being sq d ut n is cular part In terminating at each end into the necessary or desired due to the uncertain control b l k portions H and I2 and at the middle of the squeezing and results in waste of substance thereof t th tongue l3. The cut away parts as well as soiling of fixtures and hands and articles M and |5 provide an opening for easy and com such as tooth brushes or the like. The prior art venjent sight into the base. The apron part it devices must he held by one hand, the tooth of the case depends from the circular part It brush the like y the other d the Squeezing and extends down some distance and terminates must be done as best can be done since there is in t 1001; H nd the upwardly extending part n h r h n nor ny particular means for doing I8 which has the hole l9 therethrough for the e Sq g. This is quite ineffi e t and reception of a screw whereby the device may be sults in much waste of substance and also entails fastened to a support B in the present instance. mu handling of the tube and tooth us The hole 20 is provided in the part l6 for access the like .and considerable loss of time. to a screw from the front of the device.

The present invention corrects the above men- The knobs 2| and 22, at each end of the base, tioned inconveniences and disadvantages by proare both shown as being made of composition viding a device which can be made stationary and material such as hard rubber or any of the now fixed thus leaving both hands free to control the known materials in common use and each has squeezing out of substance and manipulating the the shoulder 23 to abut the base and the circular part 24 extending a little distance into the base and fitting loosely into the respective band portions II and I2. Thusly, both knobs are journaled in the base and can rotate relative thereto. The outer circumferential surface of the knobs are, preferably provided with knurlings or serrations 25 for better taking hold thereof for rotation thereof.

The tube gripping element 26 for Fig. 1 is made of one piece of metal, half round in crosssection, the middle portions being shown parallel with the space 21 between them and the ends 28 and 29 serving to retain the spacing and being embedded in the material of the corre-' sponding knob, preferably by and during the formation of the knob.

The device shown in Fig. 1 is assembled by placing the knobs with the tube gripping element therein into the base and then bending down, onto the circular parts of the knobs, the

band like parts H and [2. This holds all of the parts together and permits rotation of the knobs and the tube gripping elements embedded therein.

I11. operation-The closed end of the tube C is first inserted into the device-so that the end 39 extends into the space 21. A rotativemovement of the knobs rotates the tube gripping element and, by that rotation, tends to wind the end of the tube onto the outside of the gripping element and, by that winding up, collapses the tube progressively and squeezes substance out of the tube through the opposite end thereof, the tongue 13 keeping the tube from rotating about the axis of the gripping element. Stopping and starting rotation of the knobs controls the discharge of substance from the tube. The mounting of the tube gripping element shown in Fig. 6 answers the same purpose as that shown in Fig. 1 :but the general structure of the device is modified by making all parts of the device, except the gripping elements of a composition material. In this structure, the gripping element is made of two pieces of metal,

3| and 32 with the spacing block 33 between them at each end thereof. The ends 36 and 35 are bent outwardly into corresponding grooves formed in the knobs so that the gripping elements rotate with the knobs when the latter are rotated. The tube is wound up on the gripping elements in the same manner as in Fig. 1.

The device shown and described is simple in structure and the parts are easily made and easily assembled. The device is easily installable when desired and is operated easily when installed or held in the hands. The knobs can be rotated in either direction so that the collapsed tube can be wound up either Way; the members I3 and I 6 preventing rotation of the tube in either direction.

' Considerable paste like substance is saved by I the use of the device; there need be no spilling of substance nor soiling a floor or washstand or the like and a paste receiving element can always be conveniently held at the open end of the tube.

Having described the present invention, I claim:

1. A dispenser device including, oppositely spaced-rotatable members, and a gripping element having the corresponding ends thereof unrotatable in the corresponding rotatable member and including parallel gripping bars laterally spaced from each other.

2. A dispenser device including, a one piece metal base having an open side, a tongue projecting radially at the upper end of the opening, a device supporting portion at the lower end of the opening and having a part thereof bend upwardly and a hole therethrough to receive a device supporting screw.

7 3. A dispenser device including, a base adapted to be attached to a support, spaced knobs rotatable in said base, and parallel tube gripping members having the longitudinal ends thereof mounted in the respective of said knobs and being rotatable therewith.

' PAUL A. SCHWERI'NER. 

